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Enhanced Vehicle Effects 1.7.0 (0.39.x)
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This mod significantly enhances the visual effects of vehicles in BeamNG.drive by making smoke, dust, sparks, dirt, exhaust, and other particle effects far more realistic and dynamic. All effects react naturally to vehicle behavior and the environment without altering vehicle physics or performance.
Features:Customizable Settings:
- Fully integrated settings menu within the BeamNG.drive UI;
- Changes apply instantly;
- Settings are automatically saved between sessions;
- One-click reset to default values.
Tire Smoke & Drifting:
- Realistic tire smoke during light and aggressive drifting;
- Gradually increasing smoke density during extended drifts;
- Smoke intensity depends on engine power, tire grip, wheel slip, and wheel speed;
- Layered volumetric smoke particles;
- Natural smoke expansion around the vehicle.
Wheelspin & Braking:
- Realistic tire smoke during wheelspin;
- Supports burnouts from a standstill and at low speeds;
- Brake smoke appears only when wheels actually lock;
- Vehicles equipped with ABS do not generate unrealistic brake smoke.
Airflow Interaction:
- Smoke reacts dynamically as vehicles drive through it;
- Creates a subtle aerodynamic wake;
- Airflow pushes smoke around the bodywork;
- Effect strength scales with vehicle speed.
Dirt & Off-Road Effects:
- Completely redesigned dirt and dust effects;
- Unique particles for sand, gravel, grass, dirt, mud, and other surfaces;
- Effect intensity depends on speed, wheel slip, and terrain;
- Dust clouds interact with vehicle airflow.
Exhaust Effects:
- Improved layered exhaust smoke;
- Realistic cold exhaust vapor;
- Smooth smoke dissipation;
- Proper interaction with scene lighting.
Fire & Backfire Effects:
- Redesigned vehicle fire effects;
- Multiple flame sizes and behaviors;
- Improved exhaust flame colors;
- Dense black smoke from large fires;
- Smoke reacts naturally to passing vehicles.
Radiator & Coolant Steam:
- Enhanced steam effects from damaged cooling systems;
- Multiple layers of dense steam and light coolant mist;
- Intensity responds to coolant loss and temperature;
- Natural expansion around damaged areas.
High-Quality Sparks:
- Realistic orange metal sparks;
- Sparks from scraping against roads and barriers;
- Impact sparks based on collision severity;
- Intensity depends on friction speed and impact force;
- Performance limits prevent excessive particle generation.
Lighting & Shadows:
- Smoke, dust, dirt, steam, and sparks respond to scene lighting;
- Full sunlight and shadow integration;
- Soft particles blend naturally with vehicles and the environment.
Performance:
- Optimized for low-end, mid-range, and high-end systems;
- Particles are generated only when required;
- Limits simultaneous effects to maintain performance;
- Fully compatible with BeamNG.drive particle quality settings.
Compatibility:
- Works automatically with all vanilla vehicles and most modded vehicles;
- No per-vehicle configuration required;
- Does not modify physics, handling, engine performance, or tire grip;
- May conflict with other mods that replace BeamNG's particle systems.
Installation:
- Download the mod archive and move it to: C:\Users\UserNAME\Documents\BeamNG.drive\mods.
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